I've just purchased my THIRD extended battery for my MDA PRO, and I have learned quite a lot over the past few years so I will share some of this information with you, in the form of a buyer's guide to getting a new battery for your HTC Universal.
Types
There are THREE different physical types of replacement battery (PU16A) available for the HTC Universal. These are:
Standard (original) type battery. These are the same size as the battery that came with your Universal when you originally purchased it, so they do not increase the size or weight of your device and do not need a new back cover. They vary in rated capacity from 1600 to 1750mAh, and are the cheapest to buy.
Extended battery. There are 3 or 4 different brands of this type floating around, and they vary in rated capacity from 3150 to 3800mAh. At the moment the 3150mAh 'Cameron Sino' brand is by far the most widely available on eBay. These are also cheap, and actually offer the best price/mAh rating of all (bang for buck). These also significantly increase the size and weight of your device, and they require a new back cover (which should always be included when you buy the battery).
Ultra extended battery. There are 3 different brands of this type: The 4800mAh 'Cameron Sino' which is the cheapest, the 5000mAh Worcell which is a LOT more expensive, and at the very top we have the 5200mAh Mugen which is VERY expensive indeed. This type of battery increases the size and weight of your device even further, and includes a new back cover which is larger than the one found on 3xxx mAh batteries (although in my opinion it does look better!).
My main point is that within each type, the various different brands of battery are all physically identical, that means they have exactly the same components as each other. It is possible that they may have been made in different factories, eg. some in Japan and some in China, although to be honest I doubt this as it just does not make financial sense to produce this product in anywhere other than 1 factory.
Quality issues
The first 3200mAh battery I purchased was faulty, my phone just displayed a red light and refused to boot no matter what I did. The replacement was fine however, and I have been using it until today as my new 4800mAh battery has just arrived
Reading through these forums, it seems that quite a few people have experienced the "red light" issue on new batteries purchased from eBay sellers in Hong Kong. This is not common at all, but there is a small risk that it can happen.
In my opinion though, the massive amount of money you can save by purchasing the battery from eBay is more than worth this risk (all sellers should replace faulty batteries anyway). The 5200mAh Mugen battery for example is nearly five times more expensive than a Cameron Sino 4800mAh from eBay, and this is close to the actual cost of an entire second hand HTC Universal! So from the Ultra category I think only the 4800mAh battery is good value, the 5000 and 5200 models are just FAR too expensive for such little extra benefit - which you are highly unlikely to notice anyway.
Coming soon: Photographs of the 3 different types of battery that are available.
thanks for the tip man
I just ordrered 5200 one from Murgen, hoping to review it soon
original battery
Hi
can someone tell me where to buy the original 1620mAh battery for my o2 exec?
Thanks
sl9 said:
There are THREE different physical types of replacement battery (PU16A) available for the HTC Universal.
My main point is that within each type, the various different brands of battery are all physically identical, that means they have exactly the same components as each other.
I think only the 4800mAh battery is good value, the 5000 and 5200 models are just FAR too expensive for such little extra benefit
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Sorry for my first post on this board to be a whinge, but I've found the post extremely useful until I realised it doesn't quite make sense. Are the 4800/5000/5200's the same or different?
Not trying to be picky, but I would actually love to know as I've recently got a 2nd hand universal, and my battery is dying before I get back home from work. This thread seems like it has a lot of info which will be very useful/interesting to me, once it's cleared up.
They are not the same, 4800mah is cheapest and pretty massive and deliveres best bang for the buck performance... 5000 and 5200 models are much expencive and delivers not too much better performance than 4800mAh model...
Building battery for Uni
There is also a possibility to build your own battery for Uni and this hand-made battery is very useful where you don't find the battery for your device....like me.
There is no battery available in my country for Uni and I've built the battery for my device last year, which is still working great.
Tomal: That sounds very interesting, what is the battery life like? And what chemistry is it, Lithium Ion, Lithium Ion Polymer or something else?
Could you take a few pictures? I would love to see it!
orb3000 said:
Hi
can someone tell me where to buy the original 1620mAh battery for my o2 exec?
Thanks
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Hey Orb3000, try this site. I do a lot of shopping with them - never had a problem
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/XDA-Exec-Batteries.htm
Vipeone said:
Hey Orb3000, try this site. I do a lot of shopping with them - never had a problem
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/XDA-Exec-Batteries.htm
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Thanks a lot mate!
Do you know a place in the USA? as it´s closer to my country so I can save in shipping costs.
Cheers
Will it make a difference if I use a qtek 9000 or imate jasjar battery on my xda exec? Will it have any adverse effects?
orb3000 said:
Thanks a lot mate!
Do you know a place in the USA? as it´s closer to my country so I can save in shipping costs.
Cheers
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Sorry just actually noticed Your on the different continent.
try this then
http://www.longlast-battery.com/lan...at=111&Cat=9&gclid=CI2LioKSsZUCFQyN1Qod4GEljg
alisarmadkhan said:
Will it make a difference if I use a qtek 9000 or imate jasjar battery on my xda exec? Will it have any adverse effects?
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Don't think so as they are actually the same model of HTC Universal just branded with other company's name.
Vipeone said:
Sorry just actually noticed Your on the different continent.
try this then
http://www.longlast-battery.com/lan...at=111&Cat=9&gclid=CI2LioKSsZUCFQyN1Qod4GEljg
Thanks a lot mate!
Just a quiestion. Does this battery is bigger in size than the original one? I never saw a titanium batteryinstead of the original litium
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orb3000 said:
Thanks a lot mate!
Just a quiestion. Does this battery is bigger in size than the original one? I never saw a titanium battery instead of the original litium
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It's normal Li-Ion battery. "TITANIUM" is just a logo or summit like this
New battery but same power off problem
Hi all.. I bought a new battery for my i-mate jasjar because the old battery is causing a abnormally power off between 70% and 90%. With the new battery the problem is same but now power off between 60% and 70%.. What's happening? Plz! Help Me.
rildomoraes said:
Hi all.. I bought a new battery for my i-mate jasjar because the old battery is causing a abnormally power off between 70% and 90%. With the new battery the problem is same but now power off between 60% and 70%.. What's happening? Plz! Help Me.
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Welcome to the forum
Please READ the Wiki, there is a section of battery problems
Good luck
What does one have to do AFTER getting a new battery? Do we need to fully charge it, or fully discharge it? Please let me now as my battery arrives on wednesday.
I made a fully discharge then fully charge, but the problem continues.
Maybe the new battery isn't that new as the seller claims???
I'm looking for a replacement battery for my SGS2.
7dayshop are selling a battery (rated at 1800mah) for a reasonably low price.
Searching the forums people seem to be recommending the I use 7dayshop because good customer service etc, however, nobody has put what sort of experience they have had with their battery.
Anybody who has used 7dayshop to buy their battery, can you tell me what sort of battery life you have with the battery.
Is it as good as stock and would you recommend I purchase the battery of them?
Hi!
My battery sucks, it doesnt even last for a day. It used to endure two days. I want to buy a new one, a better one. I was searching ebay and aliexpress and found a few with much bigger capacity and I don't know if they are real or not.
Like this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/kon..._7&btsid=4d75734c-a9ec-4d43-9627-29e50ce99504
3550 mAh for 10 dollars. Is it possible? I have a replacement battery that has 2800 mAh, but when it reaches like 30% it dies in a few minutes. What do you suggest?
Thank you!
Raynbow74 said:
Hi!
My battery sucks, it doesnt even last for a day. It used to endure two days. I want to buy a new one, a better one. I was searching ebay and aliexpress and found a few with much bigger capacity and I don't know if they are real or not.
Like this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/kon..._7&btsid=4d75734c-a9ec-4d43-9627-29e50ce99504
3550 mAh for 10 dollars. Is it possible? I have a replacement battery that has 2800 mAh, but when it reaches like 30% it dies in a few minutes. What do you suggest?
Thank you!
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No it's not possible to have higher rating than standard with a battery that is the same size. It's physically impossible using the same battery chemistry to have higher output. (many cheap ones actually hold less charge as they are made of lower quality material)
(Extender batteries are available with higher ratings but they are much bigger and need a bigger back cover)
Sent from my Galaxy S4 Mini using XDA Labs
i ordered a 3400 mah battery on Aliexpress and put it in, but even after installing another rom the battery doesnt charge properly
I know saying this probably isn't that helpful, but you'll probably be better of buying a new standard sized battery from a legit company, provided you can find one that hasn't been laying on a shelf for three years already. Most of the cheap (higher capacity) Chinese batteries you'll find on aliexpress will be fakes (or low quality) anyway. It's just highly unlinkely that it's possible to fit a capacity that high in the same package as a 2700Mah battery.
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I know saying this probably isn't that helpful, but you'll probably be better of buying a new standard sized battery from a legit company, provided you can find one that hasn't been laying on a shelf for three years already. Most of the cheap (higher capacity) Chinese batteries you'll find on aliexpress will be fakes (or low quality) anyway. It's just highly unlinkely that it's possible to fit a capacity that high in the same package as a 2700Mah battery.
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that sucks. do you think i can use the battery for something else?
Hi all,
Anyone know of a good quality replacement battery for the Le Max2?
I recently cracked my screen, so now I'm considering replacing both screen and battery.
I charged it today from 0-100% with my battery gizmo reporting just over 2500mAh capacity left in the OEM battery.
So hopefully a decent battery will bring it back to life for another year of use.
85% of my battery is left in the battery.
So I can use it as 2600 mah.
It means there's a 15% loss in 1 year.
Just go to Aliexpress or ebay.com and buy the cheapest you can find. With LeEco dead some spare parts are getting hard to find, like grey screens or camera glass (not the protectors).
Just to report back; I bought one of the cheap 'original' 3100mAh batteries for my le max 2 on AliExpress. After installing it and giving it a few charges, I measured it at 2800mAh.
So not quite the advertised capacity, but more then the 2500mAh I had left in the 2 year old original.
What do you guys think, if I go for "original" 3100 mAh battery I guess I can get Like 2600-2700 real juice. Read the comments on Ali and if I buy extended version that is declared 4400 mAh , I will get real 3100 ...
Anyone bought some specific model recently and measured iz with accu?
Thanx in advance.
Hello guys,
Have you found any battery for le max 2 which has real 4000+ mAh capacity ? Because most of the batteries being sold are scam and only have ~3100 mAh capacities, instead of 4000+.
Thanks.
Drollach Gûntar said:
Hello guys,
Have you found any battery for le max 2 which has real 4000+ mAh capacity ? Because most of the batteries being sold are scam and only have ~3100 mAh capacities, instead of 4000+.
Thanks.
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Buy a battery case instead. Anything for the mate 9 should fit, with some caveats.